The Green Bay Packers have the fewest opponent punt-return yards per game played by a team in a season, with 1.57 in 1967.
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smallest average punt return punt return yards allowed per game in a season| TEAM | OPP YDS/GP | PR AVG | OPP YDS | GP | SEASON | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Packers | 1.57 | 4.0 | 22 | 14 | 1967 | 46 | 1,241 | 27.0 | 88.6 | 4 | 39 | 157 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Redskins | 2.43 | 6.3 | 34 | 14 | 1962 | 61 | 1,720 | 28.2 | 122.9 | 1 | 29 | 184 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 3 | | Redskins | 2.79 | 4.7 | 39 | 14 | 1972 | 48 | 1,133 | 23.6 | 80.9 | 0 | 34 | 159 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 4 |  | Chargers | 2.86 | 5.8 | 40 | 14 | 1971 | 49 | 1,000 | 20.4 | 71.4 | 0 | 37 | 215 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 5 |  | Saints | 2.88 | 10.2 | 46 | 16 | 2020 | 30 | 761 | 25.4 | 47.6 | 0 | 39 | 399 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Cowboys | 2.93 | 4.8 | 41 | 14 | 1972 | 50 | 1,080 | 21.6 | 77.1 | 0 | 28 | 134 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 7 |  | Falcons | 3.06 | 8.8 | 49 | 16 | 2008 | 59 | 1,408 | 23.9 | 88.0 | 0 | 43 | 379 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 8 |  | 49ers | 3.14 | 6.9 | 44 | 14 | 1971 | 46 | 1,075 | 23.4 | 76.8 | 0 | 39 | 268 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 9 |  | Browns | 3.25 | 8.1 | 39 | 12 | 1959 | 29 | 551 | 19.0 | 45.9 | 0 | 26 | 211 | 17.6 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Bills | 3.31 | 10.8 | 53 | 16 | 1991 | 52 | 970 | 18.7 | 60.6 | 1 | 26 | 281 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 11 | | Bills | 3.33 | 4.6 | 30 | 9 | 1982 | 36 | 792 | 22.0 | 88.0 | 0 | 26 | 119 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 12 | | Falcons | 3.44 | 9.3 | 55 | 16 | 1997 | 51 | 1,198 | 23.5 | 74.9 | 2 | 52 | 483 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 13 | | Chargers | 3.47 | 11.7 | 59 | 17 | 2022 | 27 | 512 | 19.0 | 30.1 | 0 | 29 | 339 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Rams | 3.53 | 11.3 | 60 | 17 | 2021 | 34 | 686 | 20.2 | 40.4 | 0 | 19 | 215 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 15 | | Cowboys | 3.71 | 11.5 | 52 | 14 | 1964 | 46 | 1,102 | 24.0 | 78.7 | 0 | 40 | 459 | 32.8 | 1 |
| 16 | | Saints | 3.75 | 6.5 | 60 | 16 | 2018 | 23 | 560 | 24.3 | 35.0 | 0 | 24 | 157 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 17 |  | Rams | 3.86 | 10.5 | 54 | 14 | 1972 | 56 | 1,287 | 23.0 | 91.9 | 0 | 33 | 347 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 18 |  | Patriots | 3.86 | 5.3 | 54 | 14 | 1962 | 53 | 1,200 | 22.6 | 85.7 | 1 | 26 | 138 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Colts | 4 | 5.5 | 48 | 12 | 1960 | 47 | 1,030 | 21.9 | 85.8 | 1 | 23 | 127 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 20 |  | Giants | 4.36 | 6.7 | 61 | 14 | 1970 | 52 | 1,157 | 22.3 | 82.6 | 0 | 29 | 193 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 21 | | Packers | 4.43 | 9.0 | 62 | 14 | 1969 | 50 | 1,165 | 23.3 | 83.2 | 2 | 32 | 287 | 20.5 | 1 |
| 22 | | Colts | 4.43 | 8.3 | 62 | 14 | 1968 | 38 | 1,003 | 26.4 | 71.6 | 2 | 42 | 350 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 23 | | Patriots | 4.44 | 15.5 | 71 | 16 | 2020 | 31 | 717 | 23.1 | 44.8 | 0 | 23 | 357 | 22.3 | 1 |
| 24 |  | Lions | 4.5 | 4.9 | 54 | 12 | 1957 | 37 | 747 | 20.2 | 62.3 | 0 | 41 | 200 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 25 |  | Cardinals | 4.58 | 5.3 | 55 | 12 | 1954 | 58 | 1,420 | 24.5 | 118.3 | 3 | 39 | 208 | 17.3 | 1 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt-return yards and yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |